Itac chief commissioner Ayabonga Cawe said the commission followed all legal and regulatory protocols.
breach on its on-premises servers was because the organisation’s initial lack of information, including the extent of the breach, would have likely led to “panic”.
The rise in the number of security breaches involving government entities in South Africa is a cause for concern “Because we were operating on imperfect information about what had happened, we had to commission a forensic probe, which is now under way. That is what accounted for the lag between us finding out and informing many of our stakeholders.”
“A person applying for a permit to import a vehicle into the country, for example, would fill out a form which includes their personal details and details about the make, model and price of the vehicle. In the course of our investigative work, we collect information relating to the management accounts of various businesses – which includes information about sales volumes and wage books,” said Cawe.
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